Happy Mothers Day

Prayer: Lord be with all the mothers out there. Thank you for the Godly women out there who are raising their families to fear and love you. I ask that you continue to give them strength to live as the women of God you have called them to be. In your son Jesus name. Amen

Verse of the Day: "Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching." Proverbs 1:8 (ESV)

Worship Song of the Day: Beautiful God by Jeremy West

First off I just want to say Happy Mother's day to all you mom's out there. Today we will talk about the blessing that Godly women are to the men around them. It is important to remember that even if you don't have kids you can still be a mother to many. A mom is more than someone that birthed you. Mom's are teachers as well.

I was very blessed to have a mom that taught me a lot and helped to mold me into the man I am today. This will be the 3rd year without my mom. Mom passed away from complications from cancer in November of 2009. Its amazing how tough my mom was. When mom got the news about her cancer she was determined to fight and did so valiantly. All during her cancer treatments, when most people would be sick in bed, she didn't miss work or any of my sporting or band events in high school. She had to miss one gymnastics meet the entire time I was in school. Mom made it a point to always be there for me even though I know she had to have been in pain or pretty ill. I was luckier than some people who's loved ones get cancer in that I got a lot of good time in with mom before she passed. Mom was always a source of strength for me personally and was a constant encourager of mine. He dedication to see me compete was more than enough for me. I feel very blessed in that. I saw some of my friends whose parent's never made it to their events and I knew that I was completely blessed. I love you and miss you mom but you taught me so many great lessons in life. I will forever have you in my heart.

I have also been lucky to have surrogate moms in my life as well. Currently my wife and I have a very dear friend that I would ascribe the moniker of mom to. I just want Miss Judy to understand that she means a great deal to me personally since I don't have my mom in my life anymore. We love you very much and thank you for love you have shown us. Thank you for opening up your home to us so often and feeding us. Thank you for also being a Godly influence on our lives. I appreciate your friendship more than you can know.

To connect all this to worship for our Creator which is the purpose of this blog, I would point to the 10 commandments. Honor your father and mother. Kids and adults alike remember to do that very thing. A great act of worship is in how you honor them. That is not just doing what mom and dad tell you but respecting them and loving them. Remember how hard your parents have worked to provide for you and remember it is their job to raise you so be sure to give them the thanks they deserve. Thank you to all you mom's out there on your special day.

Also I did not post the last few days so sorry about not having my daily readings on here but I hope you all got your 30 minutes in every day the last week. If you will commit to reading the word every day you will become equipped to stand up to and fight Satan. Also don't be afraid to share your testimony. One of our most powerful weapons is our testimony. Revelation 12:11 says "And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony..."

Until next time may you all be blessed by the Great I Am. All praise and honor and glory to his holy name.

Your Brother in Christ
Brian